Newsletter Photos  March 7, 2013

The United States Department of Labor Centennial Flag at the front of the Frances Perkins Building.

Kathryn "Kitty" Higgens

Assistant Secretary for ODEP Martinez addresses accessibility issues at the International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference.

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy Kathy Martinez tests equipment at the International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference with a vendor from IT company Devis.

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph Main meets with Russell Riley, field office supervisor in District 2's Ruff Creek Field Office (center) and Kevin Stricklin, administrator for Coal Mine Safety and Health, in late February to discuss training and stakeholder outreach for the updated inspection procedures handbook.

From left: Charles E. Adkins, regional administrator, OSHA Region VII; Alicia G. Kerber-Palma, Consul of Mexico in Kansas City and Barbara Theriot, Area Director, OSHA Kansas City Area Office prepare to sign an alliance protecting the safety and health of workers in Missouri and Kansas. The agreement was signed March 1.

Erin Kramer, of One Pittsburgh, discusses all of the work being done in Pittsburgh to support a minimum wage increase.

Bob Janssen, safety director of PIPCO Companies, speaks about his company's proactive efforts in creating a culture of safety for employees at the 22nd annual Downstate Illinois Occupational Safety and Health Conference. Janssen was presented the Governor's Award for Workplace Health and Safety by Illinois Department of Labor Director Joseph Costigan at the annual event.